MCC Closing Order & Decision (2021)

MCC NEW YORK — PERMANENT CLOSURE Facility: Metropolitan Correctional Center, 150 Park Row, New York, NY Closure Date: 2021 Authority: Federal Bureau of Prisons The BOP ordered the permanent closure of MCC New York following years of deteriorating conditions, the Epstein death controversy, and ongoing operational failures. FACTORS IN CLOSURE: - Aging infrastructure (opened in 1975) - Chronic maintenance failures - Rodent and pest infestations - HVAC system failures - Surveillance system problems - Staffing shortages - Multiple high-profile incidents - Jeffrey Epstein's death focused national attention on conditions - DOJ IG report documenting systemic failures - Congressional pressure for reform DISPOSITION: - Inmates transferred to other BOP facilities - Building to be repurposed or demolished - Records preserved for ongoing legal proceedings The closure of MCC was directly linked to the scrutiny brought by Epstein's death and the subsequent investigations revealing systemic problems. Source: Bureau of Prisons Available at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein